Tom Bishop, the owner of Auto Sport Gallery, has used and sold Bilstein Shock Absorbers since 1974.  His first set went on a 1973 Dodge one-ton van used to haul approximately 2000 lbs. of spare parts and tow a BMW 2002 race car on a single axle trailer that weighed about 3500 lbs. With the original shocks and the Gabrials that were installed at 9,000 miles, the truck drove like an out of control pogo stick and the front tires were cupping badly.  Bilsteins were installed at 10,000 miles solving the pogo and tire-cupping problem. The truck actually became fun to drive, even on mountain roads, and the Bilsteins lasted almost 150,000 miles.

Bishop has used Bilstein on BMW 2002 and 320i race cars, his personal BMW 2002Tii (190,000 miles), VW, Fiat (SCCA-SSC racecar), Morris Cooper S, and Plymouth (1964 Valiant V-8) cars. Plus a 32ft. Winnabego motor home.  He has provided Bilsteins for customers to use on commercial light and heavy-duty trucks (18 wheelers), police cars, racecars and personal passenger cars.  Auto Sport Gallery offers approximately 12 brands of shock absorbers. In Bishop’s opinion Bilstein has no equal !